Headlight



Jan. 15, 19135.

H. NIELSEN HEADLIGHT Filed June 21, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 15, 1935. L N 1,988,391

HEADLIGHT Filed June 2l 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 15, 1935 um'rso; STATES ATEN OFFICE This invention is a headlight primarilyde- 1 signedfor useonmotor vehicles, but not necessarily limited to'such use. One of the objects of the invention is to pro- Jvide'a headlight, soconstructed and arranged "as to project a forwardly dlrected'beam' of light over-the roadway, in such manner as to provide 'ad'equate illumination," but'at the same time. prevent the beam from being directed into the.

1 eyes of drivers-of. approaching vehicles. I A fur ther' object is to provide a headlightrofthe typementioned, providedwith means for-adequately illuminating the sides of the roadway and the ditches along'the roadway.- A further object is I to;p'rovide means by which the front of. the car,

equipped with the headlight may b brilliantly illuminated so as to be -readily visible to driv- "ers'fof approaching' cars'l A further obje'ct' -is to produce afheadlight, so'constructed and-'a'r-- ran"ged"that a s'ingle'light may :be substituted:

{fofahd arranged to- 'p'erformwthe functions of the two laterally spaced headlights which are how-standard equipment on*automobiles.

I In'-theaccompanying drawings:,-.-- 1

-Fi'gur'e' 1 is afront elevation conventionally a illustrating-a portion of an automobile with the invention-applied-ther'etoJ Figure 2 is afside "elevation. Figure 3 is'a top plaiikview.j Figure "4 -i s al transverse section on the line 4 -4 Figure 3/ Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectionalview'on;

the line 5'5,"Figure 3. a i a Referring to the drawings, A designates an ne'cting the iendersj all of which is standard equipment. Mounted on said" cross barin' suit- The casing ."ofythe lamp consists of a bottom" "wall--10, a'top' ,wall-ll, a rear wall 12,- and side' walls 13. *It will be observed that the bottom means of a bracket 14, said bottom wall being held in 'a sloping position, -i. e. extending rearwardly and'npwardly from the shank, with the front-edge lower than ther'ear'edge! The back wall extends upwardly from the bottom wall and is joined to the' rear endof the top wall.

wider at the front than at the back, and that 55 the rear edge of "the top wall is much narrower automobile which' is provided with the usual front wheels B, fenders C, and c'ros's b'ar D con-- Wallis suitably secured to theshank F, as bythan the corresponding edge of thebottom wall,

S that the sideedges of the rear wall converge upwardly-and inwardly: Thetop wall is much wider at the forward edgetthan at the rear :edge, and is inclinediforwardly and downwardly, and

of such size as to project well beyond the; plane 5,;5 of-lthe Iforward' edge of the "bottom wall, thejfor- -ward edge of the top; wall being, narrowerrtha'n the forward edge oftthe bottom wall: The: side walls are 'offsuch shape xas' to join the. side edges of the top, bottom and back .walls,-r.as%;wil1: 1;0 e be clearly understood from the drawingsz': It will: also be observed that-(the, top wall. iSljIlclined at'a slightly different angleitifrom -the angle of inclination of the bottom wall, sotvthat said walls diverge :in a forward (direction; the 5 1,

overhang cf the top wall belngso? arranged as to prevent any-portion" of the light frombeing projected ifitq'the eyes ofthe driver of a'ni'approacningjvehime,

From'fthe" foregoing, it will he under-steeds? that} the easing has the general efiect of an j angular b'ox supported in an ihclined'posltlon,

I I with the'iorwardfentl -lower than the rean end, "The invention will be hereinafter fully set 26 .1iorth 'andparticularly'pointed outin theclaims.

and with the sides divergingoutwardly from'the to'p'to the-bottom."- Inother words',the-top,' bot-@1 2 tom and rear walls *are of approximately. trapezoidal form} the top and bott'orn wallshaving the" top, bottom and-rearwall's;- the front and rear edges of the bottom well being wider: than the corresponding edges of the top wall, the

forward "edges of the to bottom and side walks-:3 defining 'an" inclined 'opening off approximate trapezoidal form. J A'suitable socket 15 is provided foran electric lamp 16,the same being "of suitable "con- 'struction, said socket being cent'rallypositionede I with respect to the rear wall, so that the' lamp,

which may, be or any desired candle pwergwm proj ect -itsbeaminto and beyond the space sur-' rounded'by the lamp casing. 'It willbe' no'ted that the forward edge of the top wall is'in am horizontal plane below the plane; of the-lamp socket, so that light projectedfifrom thelamp in a horizontal line will beinterceptedfby said top wall-and reflected downwardly in suchman- 1181' as to thoroughly illuminate the; roadwayiz 'Withoutpermitting the light to be projected into It will-also be noted that the bottom wall is" portions of the beam of light emanating from the lamp 16, may pass laterally through the Openings 17 and downwardly through the opening 18. All of said openings are covered by 5 suitable transparent or. translucent coverings 19. v The front of the lamp casing is closed by a suitable lens 20, held in position by aaremovable frame 21, of any desired construction.

Mounted on the top wall of the lamp casing is angauxiliary lamp casing open at its :rear end, which-end is covered with a suitable lens 23. Said auxiliary casing 22 is provided with a socket 24 to receive a lamp 25, as shown. The shape of the casing 22 is immaterial, but ,for,

16 purposes of illustration it is shown of cone 'like form. The side walls of the lamp are also p ovid d.

with similar auxiliary lampcasings 26 -and"2'7,

provided with lamp sockets 28- carrying is providedi with a plurality-.:of =ppeningsa,30,'

communicating withqconduits .31 and 32 respecsltively, 'supported inside of thezcaslng. .a'Ihe n- --1duit' alzwleads toithe 1131119525, .in the auxiliary c'asing;22,:and theo'ther gconduits lead ,to the N MI'he :advanta s '01 "the iinvention wiil be readily understood by those :skilledg-inth'egart rcweenrthezfenders -;o a motor ve c e. nd w 55o. supported the beam-Qfvl shtufrom amp -15 will: be project d ifemardly -and downwardly,

gin arznanner tp ,eiliectivqly illuminate the road- -way: ahead the m chine; a the sam almeithe beam will gbedirected in such a manner mtbatreilt JGflDn h:-fl Y. S of drivers o apveh cles.- 1M theta-me t me the road way midway :between the wheels .isi Il II M 2 lbyialportionrtheibeam of ilight'passins dQwnmwardly throug th op ning .18 .in me-tam ir wa'lLand at the same timelight is also directed .rlaterally thr u h "t e n nss in t e sid :are positioned well below the top of the radiator and at such positionsthat the projected beams are interrupted by the radiator and :fenders. "Another important advantage is that ,full and 1 effective illumination-,of-the roadway is obtained,without objectionable glare ;in the eyes of approaching drivers, and restful illumination v viously the top. lamp-may be omitted if deisired; without departing ,from the spirit of {the -:invention. w

'29 from "being directed forwardlyginto the eyes The varlousilamps :may :be connected "with a.

.toxnhich, it belon s; important, advantage was thatithe lampamamb 1sun 9tt d-.midwe ;;b

w irdly with 51319 top. b tom -=and s d W l-8' i iwalla 5. as, to illuminate space, .jlaterallyf-with "isprovided for the driver ,of the vehicle equipped I Wanna! and inw y 1S1QDing- .-Side u onnet rwith ithe lamp embodying said invention. Ob

vention and described an operative manner of constructing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the formsof its use, what is claimed is: a

- 1. A lamp of the character described comprising a casing consistingof a forwardly and upwardly' inclined rear wall of approximately trapezoidal form with its narrowest edge at the top, straight top and cbofltwn walls' ajsoi of approximately trapezoidal fo'zm havi'ng their narrowest edges connected with the top and bottom edges respectively of said rear wall, said tqpfland bottom walls extending forwardly and downwardly from the rear wall in diverging re- .,-lat;ion, and-side walls each having three'edges plane "below the ,horizontal plane f the damp as supporting means, .so as .-.to intercept and down- ,wardly'rreflect horizontally momma s i ht-M 1.2. Alampzoi the charactendescrlbed :ing a casing consisting :of :a :forwardlyqand awardly rlinclined wall I approximately trape- --zoidal1iform with its rnarrowe t pualle ledge at :theton, :straizht ztqpcand ibottom; wa l 'ja aow approximately trapezoidal form havingli he; :rowest of I zthelr zpara'llel edges connected with "the :topmnd ibottom 'edzes respectively. 1 889111385 rear wall, the .zfmont and :rear :edxes -01. theloattom ryvall being. wider than the cntrespqndm ed s :Q ethe ton w l. and zunwa dlwm uin- .lfl idiy." inclined side. walls each ha in rtbr :edaes Joinin top. bottom .andtaear walla-m0 diverging: relation, the iirpntsedgas V-gthe $91 -tom and side wal td nms-en m n d-m ms o a r x-M, y trapezcaiial H ,4 vfonm thc -tpmat ,oftthe lampjsuppgrtlng ,meanaso as todnteriected .llght. p

.itsv forward edge in a vertlcal planefadvance Jof the forward edge ,of the bottom wall, and with its forward edge in arhorizontal planebelow the horizontal plane of ,the lamp suppeamea means, so as to int ept and downwardly ,refleet horizontally {projected lisht fsaidp-bottom wall-being wider at its front and rearaends than the top wall .at the -corresponding.;-.ends,dip-

ing ,the Ztop, bottom and-rear walls, .said side walls havingqopenings therein, and fl ring auxilia lamp a s ca ried, @by th side walls, the said auxiliary casings being place d at positions located forwardly relative to aid m ays with their larger ends at the rear and adjacent a side opening. e

4. A lamp of the character described comprising a casing having a forwardly and upwardly inclined rear wall provided with lamp supporting means, top and bottom walls connected with said rear wall and extended forwardly and downwardly therefrom in diverging relation, the top wall being longer than the bottom wall, with its forward edge in a vertical plane in advance of the forward edge of the bottom wall, and with its forward edge in a horizontal plane below the horizontal plane of the lamp supporting means, so as to intercept and downwardly reflect horizontally projected light, side walls connecting said top, bottom and rear walls, and a flaring auxiliary lamp casing carried by the top wall adjacent the forward edge thereof, the larger end of said auxiliary casing being at the rear so that light emanating therein will be projected rearwardly along the top of the lamp casing.

5. A lamp of the character described comp rising a casing having a forwardly and upwardly inclined rear wall provided with lamp supporting means, top and bottom walls connected with said rear wall and extended forwardly and downwardly therefrom in diverging relation, the top wall being longer than the bottom wall, with its forward edge in a vertical plane in advance of the forward edge of the bottom wall, and with its forward edge in a horizontal plane below the horizontal plane of light, the bottom wall being wider at both ends than the top wall, upwardly and inwardly slop:-

ing side walls connecting said top, bottom andv rear walls, and conical lamp casings supported by said side walls and having their larger ends at the rear so as to project light emanating within said auxiliary lamp casings rearwardly along said sides.

6. A lamp of the character described comprising a casing having a forwardly and upwardly inclined rear wall provided with lamp supporting means, top and bottom walls connected with said rear wall and extended forwardly and downwardly therefrom in diverging bottom wall, and with its forward edge in a horizontal plane below the horizontal plane of the lamp supporting means, so as to intercept and downwardly reflect horizontally projected light, said bottom wall being wider at both ends than the top wall, and upwardly and outwardly sloping end walls connecting the rear wall, the bottom wall and the top wall, a flaring lamp casing secured to the exterior of the top wall adjacent the forward edge thereof, other flaring auxiliary lamp casings carried by the exteriors of the sidewalls, all of said auxiliary casings having their larger ends located at the rear so as to project light rearwardly along the main lamp casing, tubular conduits carried by the-inner surfaces of said sides, and a similar tubular conduit secured to they interior ofthe topiwall, said conduits being constructed and arranged to conduct electrical energy to lamps in casings.

the respective auxiliary HERLUE NIELSEN. 

